Muslim clerics on Monday in Ede, home country of first civilian governor of Osun, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, declared that he was not killed by any man but by Allah.
They described the life of the former governor as a worthy one that should be emulated by all.
They were speaking as the Osun State Governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, led other dignitaries to the home of the late Senator Adeleke for his eighth day Fidau prayers.
Recall that Senator Adeleke died on Sunday 23rd April 2017.
In their sermons, two Islamic clerics emphasised the emptiness of the world and praised the sterling qualities of the late Senator.
The clerics disagreed with the insinuation making the rounds that Adeleke was killed by some forces within the political circle, saying only God, who created souls, can take them as He pleases without consultation with anyone.
The Chief Imam of Offa, Sheikh Muideen Salmon Hussein, said except Allah wills that a person shall be killed in a particular manner or from action or inaction of a fellow human being, no one can kill another person.
Sheikh Hussein said Allah is the custodian of everything he created and he does with them as it pleases Him, including allotting them a time to die as it happened in the case of Senator Adeleke.
He said, “No one can kill a fellow human being except with the knowledge and permission of Allah. It is Allah that creates and it is He that kills. So, the notion that Senator Isiaka Adeleke was killed was an erroneous one.
“We should erase it from our mind and our thought that some people killed Adeleke. Allah created Adeleke. He made Adeleke governor. He gave him good life. He blessed him. He made him Senator. In fact, Allah made all Adeleke became in life possible.
“Who then killed him? The same Allah! That is the age Allah allotted him to spend on the surface of the earth. Don’t let us say what will infuriate Allah because Adeleke’s death was painful to us.
“He lived one year less than Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Adeleke spent 62 years while Prophet spent 63. We should therefore be thankful to Allah that Adeleke led a good life, one worthy of emulation.”
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